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LSE

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

More terms

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

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